Vilas Kulkarni

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Divisional Manager - HR at WayCool Foods & Products Pvt Ltd

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Vilas Kulkarni is an experienced HR leader, recently starting as Senior Human Resources Manager at Whizzo. With an MBA from NMIMS, his expertise spans talent acquisition, payroll, and HR operations, particularly within startups. People who have worked with him describe him as hard-working, honest, and disciplined.

He has a demonstrated history of working across various sectors, including retail and food supply chains. His professional interests include major corporations like EY and PepsiCo, indicating a focus on large-scale business operations and human capital strategies.

Unique fact: He has hands-on experience managing immigration processes for foreign national employees.

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Tough To Convince

Unexpressive

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

Talent Acquisition
A core skill mentioned across multiple roles. He has experience in volume recruitment and identifying new sourcing channels like NGOs.
Startup HR
He has been instrumental in formulating and implementing HR policies and operations for startup companies.
HR Operations
His experience includes managing regional HR operations, statutory compliance, and vendor empanelment for large distribution centers.

Media Appearances

Vilas has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2018 - 8-2025
Divisional Manager - HR at WayCool Foods & Products Pvt Ltd
5-2016 - 4-2018
Independent Consultant at Independent HR Consultant
5-2012 - 2-2017
Manager - HR at Lotus Shopping Centres Pvt Limited
5-2010 - 5-2012
Asst. Manager - HR at Aditya Birla Retail Limited
2-2008 - 1-2011
Nuance - World leader Airport Retailing at Nuance Group India Pvt Ltd

Education

2009 - 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA(PGDHRM) - Distance Learning from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bangalore
1999 - 2002
Education details unavailable from Karnatak University

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Insights For Selling To Vilas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vilas is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vilas

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vilas move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Vilas take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Vilas

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